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Re: Nitrogen Cycle in low pH
On Fri, 16 Oct 1998, Mike & Diane Wise wrote:
> Believe it or not Nirtosomonas & Nitrobacter species are not the nitrifying
> bacteria found in our aquaria. A study a few years ago (I don't have the
> reference at hand right now) couldn't find sufficient numbers to qualify as the
> dominant nitrifying bacteria in our tanks!
www.aquariumfrontiers.com has several articles about how it's nitrospira
at least for the latter step (nitrite->nitrate). It's almost an obsession
with one of their writers, kind of like me correcting people that the
latin name for Java Moss is Microsorum, not Microsorium.
- Erik
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Erik D. Olson
erik at thekrib.com
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